Florida Supreme Court Emergency-Suspends Hallandale Beach Attorney Over Trust-Fund Misappropriation

Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date. An emergency suspension is an interim order; the respondent is presumed innocent of any pending criminal charges unless and until proven otherwise.

According to The Florida Bar News’s May 1, 2024 report, the Supreme Court of Florida emergency-suspended Roger Barry Davis of Hallandale Beach, effective immediately following an April 22, 2024 order in Case No. SC2024-0501, after finding he misappropriated trust funds related to two separate client matters [1].

Status: Emergency suspension effective immediately after April 22, 2024 order (SC2024-0501) [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. Davis (admitted 1973) misappropriated trust funds related to two separate client matters.
2. The Supreme Court of Florida entered an emergency suspension effective immediately following the April 22, 2024 order.

The attorney emergency-suspended

Roger Barry Davis, Hallandale Beach, Florida. Admitted 1973. Emergency suspension April 22, 2024 (SC2024-0501) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
Roger Barry Davis, Hallandale Beach	Supreme Court of Florida, SC2024-0501	Emergency suspension effective immediately; order April 22, 2024	[1]

Further final discipline, if any, requires a subsequent court order.

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “May 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC2024-0501). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/may-1-2024-disciplinary-actions/